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VERNONIA, Ore. – A 12-year-old boy carried his grandmother to safety after a propane heater exploded in their home and started a fire on Friday.

Seth Cutright said he smelled the leaking gas just before his grandmother, Rose Cutright, lit a cigarette and their home exploded in flames.

“It was like ‘boom.’ A flash before your eyes,” said Seth.

The fire broke out just before 3 p.m.

Seth and Rose were the only family members home during the explosion and fire.

“My grandma was on fire,” he said. “Not completely on fire, just a little bit. Then when I was walking, it went out. I carried her outside and set her on the ground. I went to the next-door neighbor’s and said call the ambulance.”